Aerts Surname

26,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,094 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Aerts Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'son of Arnold or Arnout' (from Germanic Arnwald, arn meaning 'eagle' and wald meaning 'power', 'brightness').

Aerts Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium15,5841:73816
Netherlands3,0151:5,601600
United States7301:496,51941,799
Germany1441:559,06646,014
France1391:477,86167,615
Canada781:472,37940,609
England651:857,20145,134
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Spain401:1,168,80140,601
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
Thailand281:2,522,798271,580
Argentina261:1,643,97788,124
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
Poland181:2,111,597101,748
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Monaco11:37,0664,748
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Aerts (65) may also be a first name.

Aerts Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'son of Arnold or Arnout' (from Germanic Arnwald, arn meaning 'eagle' and wald meaning 'power', 'brightness').

- kaerts

Aerts is a Dutch surname, derived from the personal name Arnout, which is the equivalent of Arnold.

- deleted-173293

Aerts Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Aerts Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Aerts (Russian: Аертс) is carried by more people in Belgium than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Aerts? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 26,743rd most widely held surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 362,673 people. The last name Aerts is predominantly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Aerts live; 94 percent live in Western Europe and 85 percent live in Germanic Europe. Aerts is also the 1,212,820th most commonly used given name globally. It is borne by 65 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Belgium, where it is held by 15,584 people, or 1 in 738. In Belgium it is primarily found in: Flemish Region, where 89 percent are found, Walloon Region, where 7 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 4 percent are found. Besides Belgium this last name occurs in 54 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 15 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Aerts Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Aerts has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Aerts last name expanded 4,563 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Aerts Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Aerts are 29.76% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 76.53% registered with the party.

The amount Aerts earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 165.61% more than the national average, earning R 631,188 per year; in United States they earn 7.65% more than the national average, earning $46,449 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.47% more than the national average, earning $54,386 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aerdts91211/
Haerts91163/
Aertse91118/
Gaerts911/
Arts8912,672/
Erts89315/
Hayerts831/
Aarts809,587/
Harts801,335/
Herts80847/
Artts8085/
Ardts8061/
Earts8013/
Aertz809/
Aerds802/
Eurts802/
Oerts801/
Uerts801/
Erths801/
Ertzs800/
Yerts800/
Eirts800/
Haertsch77102/
Aertsová776/
Hgaerths771/
Ertsås73201/
Heerts73101/
Goerts7383/
Hardts7318/
Gaertz7317/
Ertzås737/
Hearts733/
Harths733/
Haarts732/
D'Arts732/
Harrts732/
Aharts731/
Hertss731/
Airets731/
Ouerts731/
Aartss731/
Aarrts731/
Euerts731/
Hartsø731/
Haertz731/
Hartts731/
Hartds731/
Hairts731/
Ertsch731/
Hoerts731/
Gearts730/
Yertts730/
Hertts730/
Euarts730/
Eierts730/
Artz677,357/
Orts675,174/
Ertz671,672/
Ards67369/
Hertsch67241/
Hartsch67180/
Goyarts67156/
Hayertz6789/
Eggerts6766/
Hauertz6727/
Goerdts6723/
Eyharts6711/
Heart's672/
Aerc672/
Arzs671/
Ertzsch671/
Ärts671/
Ayurtse671/
Ayirtse671/
Gearths670/
Geartts670/
Hahertz670/
Geharts670/
Heartts670/

Aerts Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Aerts in the Russian language
Аертсaerts-

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